By Tom Reed   That morning Duane shared the land with me. It was his place. Had been his place, his family’s place year after year after year. Sure, it was public land, but it felt like it had another stamp, a generational one. I felt honored. Deeply.   We set out in different directions. Duane and Duke the setter going one way. Me with my entire pack another. I walked and followed. A light breeze came off the ocean into canine noses and I followed some more. Walking. Always walking, the ...

Sportsmen business, media and conservation leaders speak-up against efforts to transfer or sell our federal public lands.

By Oregon BHA Member, Karl Findling of Oregon Packworks.   I followed my father on many of his favorite hunts from about nine years of age. About the years that a young man was able to walk through the woods; of course at a pace that was reasonable as to not annoy him (as the hunter) too quick of movements when you’re too young--I learned that wild places were the norm from a young age. My father was a depression-era baby.  Hard work was his norm. Wild-places renewed him. The fact that he ...

What: Rally for Public LandsWhen: February 16th, High Noon  Where: Montana State Capitol. Second Floor RotundaWho: Montana Wildlife Federation, Montana Wilderness Association, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Montana Chapter of the Nature ConservancyWhy: The Transfer of Public Lands is a hot button issue this legislative session. Powerful out of state interests are wooing our legislators to pursue a dangerous and economically disastrous path that would lead to excessive litigation and ...

In Idaho and throughout the West, politicians have their eyes set on selling off the public lands that you depend on to hunt, fish and recreate.  We simply cannot stand idle as special interests seek to rob us of our American birthright. Join Idaho Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and sportsmen from throughout the state, Thursday, February 12th at 12:00 PM on the steps of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise as we rally support for keeping public lands in public hands.  You simply cannot afford not ...